2024-2025 Officer Board
Meet the members who make it all happen.

President
Ben Pollatz
MI-I 2018
Ben lives in Redford, MI and is currently employed at Mobis North America. He spends much of his spare time learning new coding languages/techniques, automotive repair, and working on renovations at his home. He enjoys spending time with his church community and family. Within SEMIAC, Ben hopes to increase membership, improve outreach to collegiate chapters, and increase social media usage.

Vice President
Bayaan Odeh
MI-E 2021
Bayaan recently graduated with her MS in Civil Engineering from Wayne State University. She is currently transitioning into a Transportation Engineering position at Cincar Consulting Group. Bayaan enjoys gardening, taking walks, and gaming.

Secretary
Aaron Ustes
MI-I 2022
Aaron graduated from UM-Dearborn in 2022. He lives in the Plymouth area and is currently working as an automotive wiring design engineer for Yazaki North America.

Treasurer
Apoorv Talekar
MI-E 2015
Apoorv is a mechanical engineer. He lives in the Detroit metro area.

Delta Liaison
Dean Lawrence (temporary)
MI-I 2020
Dean works as a software engineer for the MITRE Corporation, a non-profit government contractor. He lives in Dearborn but mostly works in Ann Arbor.

Epsilon Liaison
Alex Boucher
MI-E 2022
Alex is a ME graduate from WSU. He is currently in a rotational program as an engineer supporting R&O Aftermarket Repair at Williams International in Pontiac. He enjoys many outdoor activities in his free time like biking, skiing, and enjoying the lakes up north. He also enjoys tabletop, card, and video games.

Eta Liaison
Michael Ustes
MI-I 2023
Chapter advisor, District Director, and former MI Iota Chapter President Michael Ustes was recognized as a Tau Beta Pi Laureate in 2021 for his diverse achievements.

Iota Liaison
Ben Pollatz (temporary)
MI-I 2021
Ben lives in Redford, MI and is currently employed at Mobis North America. He spends much of his spare time learning new coding languages/techniques, automotive repair, and working on renovations at his home. He enjoys spending time with his church community and family. Within SEMIAC, Ben hopes to increase membership, improve outreach to collegiate chapters, and increase social media usage.

Theta Liaison
Aaron Ustes (temporary)
MI-I 2022
Aaron graduated from UM-Dearborn in 2022. He lives in the Plymouth area and is currently working as an automotive wiring design engineer for Yazaki North America.

Event Coordinator
Aella Reyes
MI-E 2024
Aella lives in Detroit with her partner, her best friend, and an orange cat. Outside of SEMIAC, she enjoys going out, learning, and building community relationships. She works as a controls engineer at Taikisha USA Inc.

Webmaster
Apoorv Talekar
MI-E 2015
Apoorv is a mechanical engineer. He lives in the Detroit metro area.